IN THE SPOTLIGHT: HOTELS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS


IN THE SPOTLIGHT


This issue’s spotlights are on the HOTELS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS and MANUFACTURING sectors in Milton Keynes


BRINGING TEAMS BACK TOGETHER


An events agency has launched a new service to help leaders build thriving remote working teams. be-good Limited set up togather


events last October to meet the needs of remote working teams and in January, the firm began offering Wellness Action Plans to help companies build resilience and prepare for the year ahead through a series of on and offline programmes. The Wellness Action programme


recognises the responsibility that corporations have to support and ‘check-in’ on their remote teams. be-good – who have produced


award-winning events for over 15 years – lead an expert team of event and marketing professionals who have partnered with specialists in the areas of business, personal and wellness development, to create personalised plans including a range of online and offline activities to help employees not just survive, but thrive, during the pandemic.


Sarah Baldock be-good and togather founder


and CEO Sarah Baldock said: “Business teams are more technologically connected – yet emotionally disconnected than ever. Progressive businesses are proactive in supporting their remote teams, from regular check-in calls and virtual socials, to ergonomic home office furniture and online wellness apps. “However, for many managers,


developing a diverse and creative programme of regular on and offline wellness activities - one that can really reinspire and re-engage tired remote people – as well as leveraging the virtual event technology needed to deliver them effectively, is either outside their core skillset, or their pressured schedules.” togather specifically caters to


remote working communities in the pandemic. They bring teams back together to reconnect, transforming passive events into rewarding, participative experiences.


The Ridgeway Centre has supported numerous critical services throughout the pandemic, opening its doors to host blood drives, frontline training and community support groups. The Wolverton Mill events


THE RIDGEWAY CENTRE PROVIDES SUPPORT ‘WE HAVE


venue has also converted multiple rooms in the building to meet ever-changing needs and restrictions, creating recording studios, broadcasting spaces and thinktank hubs, all while allowing clients to remain safe and Covid- 19 secure. Business manager Nathan


Kennard said: “Working though a 16 inbusinessAPRIL/MAY 2021


year of Covid, despite having to close many of our event ventures of which we would usually host, we have been extremely proud of the critical services we have opened up for, to ensure we can support the NHS and other business throughout lockdown and other periods.” “We have also seen


a change in the events industry, where business are adapting to virtual environments,


moving towards produced online events, through broadcasting and pre-recorded material and we have diversified to support that. “Going forward


BEEN EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE CRITICAL


SERVICES WE HAVE OPENED UP FOR’


we are confident we can still a maintain a great in person experience when clients hire our conference facilities all the while also providing ways for business to adapt to the ‘new’ normal.”


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